SMITH, Adam.An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies,, 1799. In Three Volumes. The Ninth Edition. 3 volumes, octavo (208 x 130 mm). Contemporary tree calf, red morocco labels to spine, the latter ruled in Greek key roll, black morocco roundels lettered in gilt, edges specked red and black. Joints and spine ends skilfully repaired, corners a little bumped, endpapers a little discoloured and marked with creases, worm-damage to rear pages and cover of vol. II, contents bright and clean, overall a very good set. Ninth edition of Smith's highly influential work, which was first published in 1776. One of 2,000 copies printed according to Keith Tribe. "The Wealth of Nations had no rival in scope or depth when published and is still one of the few works in its field to have achieved classic status, meaning simply that it has sustained yet survived repeated reading, critical and adulatory, long after the circumstances which prompted it have become the object of historical enquiry" (ODNB).

Vancouver, G.Georg Vancouvers Reisen nach dem nördlichen Theile der Südsee während der Jahre 1790 bis 1795. Aus dem Englisch übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen begleitet von Joh. Friedr. Wilh. Herbst. Erster - Zweiter Band. (Complete). - Berlin, Voss, 1799-1800. Two volumes in two. 8vo (20.4 x 12.6 cm). Title pages to each volume, 796 pp. [(1)-386; (v)-viii, (3)-406; including half-title to second volume]. Two large double-folded aquatinted views, one very large, multi-folded engraved map. Uniform marbled paper covered boards. Two small black morocco labels with title and volume number on the spines.l Early, probably first German translation of the results of this important exploration of the northernmost part of the Pacific Ocean. The large map shows the North American coastal region from northern Baja California to Kodiak Island in Alaska, and the western Pacific from the northern Philippines to Kamchatka. Other ports of call were Tenerife, Cape of Good Hope, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Hawaii, where the ship stayed during the winter of 1791-1792. Vancouver brought back "Charles" Towereroo, the first Hawaiian man to visit Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The original English edition ("A voyage of discovery to the north Pacific Ocean, and around the world, in which the coast of northwest America, has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed.") was originally published in 1798. George Vancouver (1757-1798) had been on board Cook's Endeavour during its first and third voyage. This voyage was a follow up to Cook's third voyage to the northern Pacific and filled in many blanks. However, like Cook, Vancouver could not find a navigable passage between the Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean. Vancouver Island (which he showed to be an island) and the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, are named after him. Henze lists this work as volumes 18 and 19 of a series, "Magasin von merkwüdrigen neuen Reisebeschreibungen". Unmarked, spotless copies. A very nice set. Henze 5, p. 384; Sabin, 98444. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Cassas, Louis-François. 1756-1817.Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine et de la Basse-Egypte, gravées sur les dessins et sous la direction de L.-F. Cassas, peintre. Imprimerie de la République, Paris 1799 - 30 parts as issued in blue printed folder with a total of 192 plates, without a title page, and with text by La Porte du Theil, Legrand and Langlès, introduction by Volney, Original Edition, in very good condition, published in Paris by Imprimerie de la République An VI & VII (1799-1800). Composition of the plates is as follows: - 1st livraison: Text. - 2nd livraison: 9 plates - 3rd livraison: 8 plates including 23 bis - 4th livraison: 4 plates - 5th livraison: 5 plates - 6th livraison: 6 plates - 7th livraison: 6 plates - 8th livraison: 6 plates - 9th livraison: 7 plates - 10th livraison: 7 plates - 11th livraison: 10 plates - 12th livraison: 7 plates to include 109 bis - 13th livraison: 7 plates to include 118 bis - 14th livraison: 7 plates to include 127 bis - 15th livraison: 9 plates - 16th livraison: 6 plates - 17th livraison: 6 plates - 18th livraison: 6 plates - 19th livraison: 7 plates - 20th livraison: 6 plates - 21st livraison: 6 plates - 22nd livraison: 6 plates - 23rd livraison: 6 plates - 24th livraison: 6 plates - 25th livraison: 7 plates - 26th livraison: 7 plates to include 51 bis - 27th livraison: 6 plates - 28th livraison: 6 plates - 29th livraison: 7 plates of which 1 pl. of the isle of Phyla - 30th livraison: 6 plates EXTREMELY RARE. THE MOST COMPLETE SET THAT HAS APPEARED ON THE MARKET SINCE PUBLICATION. It contains 192 plates which is the maximum number of plates encountered in any publication to this date. Louis François Cassas (1756-1827) was a distinguished French landscape painter, sculptor, architect, archaeologist and antiquary. This is a monumental pictorial account of his travels in the Middle East and it was commissioned by the French ambassador to the Ottoman court. From 1784 to 1786, Cassas lived and worked at the French embassy in Constantinople. In 1784 he accompanied the Count Choiseul-Gouffier, the French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, on his mission to Constantinople. Commissioned by him, he travelled from 1784 to 1787 engaged in making drawings for the Ambassador's second volume of "Voyage Pittoresque de la Grèce", published in 1809. He visited Egypt from October to December 1785, and drew the antiquities of Alexandria, the pyramids of Giza and the mosques of Cairo. Shortly afterwards he made several drawings of Palmyra, in the desert of Syria, visited the Holy Land and illustrated the ruins of Baalbec in Lebanon. He also painted Palestine, Cyprus and Asia Minor, drawing ancient Middle Eastern sites, many of which had never been recorded. At the beginning of the French Revolution, the artist returned to France via Rome, arriving in Paris in 1792. The result of his labours then appeared in the "Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoénicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Egypte", which he began publishing in 1799. The originals of his works in oil paintings for both voyages were deposited in the Bibliothèque Royale. This work was intended to comprise 330 plates, with accompanying text, but only 30 parts were issued, without a title page, and with text to accompany the first seven parts only. Copies vary in the number of plates: Atabey considers 'around 180' as standard. Bibliographic references: Blackmer II - 455 - Quérard II - 67-68 - Gay 46 - Weber II 832. Atabey 201 (179 plates); Blackmer 295 (178 plates; wrongly described as 180); RIBA 580 (183 plates); Brunet I, 1616; Cohen-de Ricci 204-5 (173 plates, and also mentions an unspecified copy with 192); Monglond IV, 993-1005 (180 plates); Tobler 134; Brunet 1, 1616; Gay 46; Ibrahim Hilmy 121; .Rohricht 1498. Size: Folio [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

Panther, Abraham, pseud.]A Surprising Narrative of a Young Woman Discovered in a Cave in the Wilderness, after Having Been Taken by the Savage Indians, and Seeing No Human Being for the Space of Nine Years. In a Letter. By a Gentleman to His Friend. Leominster, [Mass.]: Printed for Chapman Whitcomb, by Charles Prentiss, [ca 1799]. - 12mo, self-wrappers. 12 pp. One of a number of eighteenth-century editions of this popular captivity narrative, all of them rare in the market-place today. A spurious account in the form of an epistle, it relates the story of a beautiful young woman born in Albany, New York in 1760, whose father disapproves of her lover. The couple elopes into the 'western wilderness' where they are captured by 'savages,' and the man is murdered. The woman escapes only to be re-captured by another 'Indian, of gigantic figure,' who brings her to his cave. She kills him in his sleep after he attempts to rape her and lives in the cave, with only her former captor's dog for company, for a period of nine years, before being rescued by two explorers. Christina Riley Brown (Liberty's Captives) notes that the Panther narrative 'gave voice to the possibilities and apprehensions Americans felt about the mysterious West.' and 'helped mark the immense, unbounded world then outside the perimeter of America as a locus of both wondrous potential and menacing danger.'According to Sabin, 'An edition of this narrative was advertised in the May 21, 1787, issue of the ÔMiddlesex Gazette,' printed by Woodward and Green, in MiddletownÉ.Either this Middletown issue or the New York edition may have been the first.' However, Sabin locates no copies of a 1787 edition. Nor do any appear in OCLC. The present edition was apparently printed between 1795 and December of 1799, the period during which Charles Prentiss was operating in Leominster. OCLC records two copies. The early ownership inscriptions of two female readers, Esther Harrington and Lucretia Woodbury, appear on the verso of the title-leaf. REFERENCES: Evans 36035, recording three locations; Sabin 93900; Not in Ayer, which does however record two other editions; Brown, Christina Riley. Liberty's Captives : Narratives of Confinement in the Print Culture of the Early Republic, pp. 42-49.CONDITION: Good, moderate foxing. [Attributes: Soft Cover]

Smith, AdamAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations London: A Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Davies,, 1799 Three volumes. Ninth edition, bound with half-titles. Finely bound in contemporary dark brown tree calf, with contrasting red and black title labels to the spine, lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges speckled pale brown. Very good, Vol. I with the some very discreet and minor repairs to the spines, some light chipping to the otherwise bright spines, former owner's bookplates to the front pastedowns, light staining to the first and last leaves of the text block, Vol. I with a bookseller's plate to the front pastedown, Vol. II with a faint spot to the fore edge, otherwise very clean and bright pages. Overall, a sturdy and very handsome copy. This copy of The Wealth of Nations was previously owned by George Clinton Fairchild Williams, who served as the president of the Connecticut Historical Society from 1919-1922, and bears his bookplates. First published in 1776, The Wealth of Nations is a seminal text on modern economic thought that was printed five times during the author's lifetime, all of which have become very scarce. This ninth edition is the fourth posthumous edition and is largely unchanged from the fourth edition of 1786 where Smith states that he has "made no alterations of any kind." Hailed as "The first and greatest classic of modern economic thought," The Wealth of Nations is Smith's meditation on the influence of labor on economic development, the relationship of a nation's economy to its national development, and the intellectual underpinnings of a free-market economic system. A groundbreaking text, The Wealth of Nations had immediate widespread impact and continues to be a pillar of economic theory today. Indeed, the authors of Printing and the Mind of Man aver that "Where the political aspects of human rights had taken two centuries to explore, Smith's achievement was to bring the study of economic aspects to the same point in a single work." PMM 221.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Book of Common Prayer: Psalms:, Watts (I.)THE PSALMS OF DAVID, - imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship. Pp. [ii]+256+[22](index), engraved frontispiece portrait; [bound with] HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS. In three books. I. Collected from the Scriptures. II. Composed on divine subjects. III. Prepared for the Lord's Supper. Pp. [ii]+236+[8](index); small f'cap. 12mo; early full red morocco, the spine lettered and decorated in gilt compartments, the boards with decorative gilt border and gilt edges, a trifle rubbed, light water stain to lower portion of upper board, with heavier stain (and resultant bleaching of colour) to corresponding area of lower board, small piece chipped from bottom fore-corner of lower board; a.e.g.; ribbon marker; marbled endpapers; bookplate on upper pastedown, inked signature (dated 1799) on verso of upper free endpaper, tiny inked inscription on final blank, the frontispiece faintly offset, a little light foxing; printed for L. Wayland, London, 1795; 1792. * With an early horizontal fore-edge painting (of New York harbour) beneath the gilt. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) was one of the most popular writers of his time. The first edition of his \i Hymns was published in 1707, and his version of the \i Psalms of David originally appeared in 1719. According to the \i Dictionary of National Biography : 'The poetry of Watts took the religious world of dissent by storm. It gave an utterance, till then unheard in England, to the spiritual emotions, in their contemplation of God's glory in nature and his revelation in Christ and made hymn-singing a fervid devotional force.' [Attributes: Hard Cover]

BAKER, B.A New Map of Sicily the First or the Kingdom of Naples. 1799 - B. BAKER. A New Map of Sicily the First or the Kingdom of Naples. Original engraved map with colour, published by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London 1799. 720 x 525 mm. Â£395

Onesimus (pseud. Garnet Terry)Letters on Various Religious Subjects. The Result of a Correspondence. Published by Request. London: W. Baynes, n.d. (1799?). Undated, but Letter No. 2, to Dorcas on Women Speaking in the Church, is dated 1799. This and the use of the tall 's' throughout suggest a publication date not later than 1800. First edition. 12mo. 198pp. containing 42 letters by 'Onesimus' on a variety of Christian subjects. Original boards, paper spine. Hinges cracked but firm, and a neat repair of the bottom inch of the rear hinge else about fine. Listed as Part One on the title page, but we have not been able to discover whether any further parts were published and this work is complete in itself. Garnet Terry is usually known for his work as an artist/engraver and the author of several pamphlets on engraving. This work, apparently his only work on Christianity, provoked 'The Bank Note' by V. M'Culla in 1806. 'The Bank Note' has been called a 'virulent sectarian attack' on Terry's work. M'Culla identifies Terry as a 'minister of darkness' in Clare Court, Drury Lane. Exceedingly scarce; the British Library has no copy of this edition, only a copy of the second edition of 1808, and no copies of this edition are located at the LC or in OCLC. Very good.

SOUTHEY, Robert Letters Written During a Short Residence in Spain and Portugal Bristol: by Biggs and Cottle for T. N. Longman and O. Rees,, 1799. Octavo (211 x 125 mm). Contemporary tree sheep, smooth spine gilt-ruled in compartments, red morocco label, beaded roll gilt to board-edges. With 4 cancels inserted between sigs. L8 and M1, the pagination continuous (pp. 177-184) before recommencing at p. 177 in sig. M1r. Headcap supplied in sympathetic facsmile, some very light stripping and a small superficial hole to the front board, a few trivial marks to contents, old repair to closed tear at fore edge of L7 and bottom edge of sig. 2A1, small chip to lower outer corner of sig. M1, the text never affected. A very good copy in a bright and very well preserved contemporary binding. Second edition of Southey's first book of prose, which first appeared in 1797. Southey sailed for Portugal at the invitation of his uncle in November 1795 following his estrangement from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and stayed until the following May. "He visited Madrid, but spent most of his time in and around Lisbon. He obtained a good grounding in both Spanish and Portuguese, but was repelled by his encounter with the Roman Catholic church, a repulsion that proved permanent. In spite of this, and his disgust at the lack of cleanliness that he encountered, Southey enjoyed himself on this visit, an enjoyment manifest in Letters Written during a Short Residence in Spain and Portugal (1797), a miscellany of verse and prose which proved quite popular and soon went into a second edition" (ODNB).

ADAMS, GeorgeAn Essay on Electricity, Explaining the Principles of that Useful Science; and Describing the Instruments. by the Late. with Corrections and Additions, by William Jones London: Printed by J. Dillon, and Co., for, and sold by, W. and S. Jones, 1799 - Fifth edition. 8vo. xiv, 594, 14, 2 pp. Contemporary speckled calf, spine with double gilt rules, gilt lettered green label, gilt device of a bird to the other panels, the ownership inscription of a James Rule dated 1807 to the front pastedown. Frontispiece and 5 plates, all folding. Repair to the head of the spine and adjacent part of the upper joint, a very good copy.

ARISTOTLE (Pseudo), Gregorius CYPRIUS, Paulus SILENTARIUS.De mundo, Graece: cum duplici interpretatione Latinâ. Priore quidem L. Apulei; alterâ verò Guilielmi Budaei. Cum scholiis & castigationibus Bonaventurae Vulcanii tam in Aristotelem, quàm in utrunque eius interpretem. Accessit seorsim Gregorii Cyprii, encomium maris, Gracè, nunquam antea excusum. Et Pauli Silentiarii Iambica.Leiden, Officina Plantiniana, by Franciscus Raphelengius, 1591. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Contemporary vellum. - Adams A-1799; Breugelmans, Hoffman I, 285; Typ. Batava 292. Popular pseudo-Aristotelian text on the universe, here in the second edition by the Flemish humanist Bonaventura Vulcanius (1538-1613), with his exhaustive comments and the additional second part, printed by Plantin's son in law Franciscus Raphelengius. The text is given in Greek, followed by the Latin translation by Apuleius (ca. 124-170) and the translation by the French scholar Guillaume Budé (1467-1540). First edition by Vulcanius was published by the same printer in 1587. The second part, not included in the first edition, contains the Praise of the sea by Gregorius Cyprius, and Paulus Silentiarios's poem on the Hot springs of Pythia, both in Greek. With bookplate and a manuscript note. Somewhat browned, but otherwise in good condition.

James WilsonA Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean, Performed in the Years 1796, 1797, 1798 in the Ship Duff, Commanded by Captain James Wilson T. Chapman, London 1799 - Extended Title: A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean, Performed in the Years 1796, 1797, 1798 in the Ship Duff, Commanded by Captain James Wilson. Compiled from Journals of the Officers and the Missionaries, and Illustrated with Maps, Charts, and Views Drawn by Mr. William Wilson, and Engraved by the Most Eminent Artists, with a Preliminary Discourse on the Geography and History of the South Sea Islands; and an Appendix, Including Details Never before Published of the Natural and Civil State of Otaheite; by a Committee Appointed for the Purpose by the Directors of the Missionary Society, Published for the Benefit of the Society. This large (11.5" x 9.5") book contains 6 engraved plates and 7 maps, 5 of which fold out. The book closes with a 10-page list of subscribers. Marbled boards and leather spine are worn, the first ten pages are nearly separated from the spine, a small library sticker is glued inside the front cover, and the title page is embossed with a small library stamp. There is some foxing and offset toning from the maps, but otherwise the pages are clean and well-preserved. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

ARISTOTLE (Pseudo), Gregorius CYPRIUS, Paulus SILENTARIUS.De mundo, Graece: cum duplici interpretatione Latinâ. Priore quidem L. Apulei; alterâ verò Guilielmi Budaei. Cum scholiis & castigationibus Bonaventurae Vulcanii tam in Aristotelem, quàm in utrunque eius interpretem. Accessit seorsim Gregorii Cyprii, encomium maris, Gracè, nunquam antea excusum. Et Pauli Silentiarii Iambica.Leiden, Officina Plantiniana, by Franciscus Raphelengius, 1591. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Contemporary vellum. Adams A-1799; Breugelmans, Hoffman I, 285; Typ. Batava 292. Popular pseudo-Aristotelian text on the universe, here in the second edition by the Flemish humanist Bonaventura Vulcanius (1538-1613), with his exhaustive comments and the additional second part, printed by Plantin's son in law Franciscus Raphelengius. The text is given in Greek, followed by the Latin translation by Apuleius (ca. 124-170) and the translation by the French scholar Guillaume Budé (1467-1540). First edition by Vulcanius was published by the same printer in 1587. The second part, not included in the first edition, contains the Praise of the sea by Gregorius Cyprius, and Paulus Silentiarios's poem on the Hot springs of Pythia, both in Greek. With bookplate and a manuscript note. Somewhat browned, but otherwise in good condition.

SHAKESPEARE, William1799 1st printing Shakespeare Seven Ages of Man Color ART Illustrated Stothard London : W. Bromley, 1799. First edition. - 1799 1st printing Shakespeare Seven Ages of Man Color ART Illustrated Stothard ENORMOUS & BEAUTIFUL FOLIO / See photos &#147;"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits, and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.&#148; &#150; William Shakespeare, As You Like It. First edition of William Shakespeare&#146;s &#145;Seven Ages of Man&#146; illustrated with a beautiful series of illustrations after Thomas Stothard, who happened to be the most prominent illustrator during his lifetime (1755-1834). This rare collection of engravings is accompanied by a full-page engraved speech from William Shakespeare which includes, perhaps, his most famous quote (seen above.) Each age of man is printed with a color stipple-engraving, and each plate is watermarked 1794. Item number: #198 Price: $1950 SHAKESPEARE, William. Shakespeare's Seven ages of man illustrated. London : W. Bromley, 1799. First edition. Details: &#149; Collation complete: [2], ii, 14, [8 leaves of plates] &#149; Rebound: Leather; tight and secure &#149; Language: English &#149; Size: ~17.5in X 11in (44cm x 28cm) &#149; We find this MAGNIFICENT work selling elsewhere for upwards of $4,000 Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 198 Photos available upon request. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Shakespeare/BoydellOthello. II.1 Shakespeare/Boydell. Othello. II.1. After a painting by Stothard, engraved by Ryder. Engraving on paper, 1799. 17" x 42" (plate mark, with margins). Some minor soiling to margins and small margin tears. From an original painting done for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, in celebration of Shakespeare's centennial. During the period of the centennial and until 1805, these fine engravings were published separately. In 1805 they were published in "A Collection of Prints Illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare," (London: Boydell) 1802-1805. Burwick & Pape, The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (1995). Cat. II.46. #BC7.

HASTED, EdwardThe history and topographical survey of the county of Kent (4 Volumes) Containing the Antient and Present State of it, Civil and Ecclesiastical; Collected from Public Records, and other the best Authorities, both Manuscript and Printed: and Illustrated with Maps, and Views of Antiquities, Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, &c. Canterbury Printed for the Author, by Simmons and Kirkby 1778 - 1799 - FIRST EDITION. 4 Volumes. Folio. Rebound in 18th century style in half tan calf with marbled boards. Spines with raised bands, red and green title labels, gilt and decorative gilt Kent Invicta symbols (prancing horse). New marbled endpapers. All edges untrimmed. Large folding map of Kent, folding maps of the Hundreds of Kent and other engraved plates all present. With the List of Subscribers. Previous owner's attractive bookplate to inside front covers. No other markings or inscriptions. The large map of Kent has some old repairs and light foxing, otherwise all volumes internally clean and. A VERY GOOD, HANDSOME SET. (Shelf 5) NOTE: Very Heavy Set (20 kg+: postage outside the UK might incur a surcharge).** Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.** The shop is open 7 days a week. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]